The Wierenga family

Meet Elijah and the Wierenga family,

      

From Their Reece's Rainbow family sponsorship page:

     "Colleen and James first met in college.  Colleen was a freshman and James was a junior.  After James graduated, they parted ways, then five years later they started dating.  Two years after that, they got married, and they have been married for two years.  After exploring state adoption and not really agreeing with their system, Elijah’s file basically fell in their lap, and James and Colleen knew he was theirs.  Colleen and James have always wanted a big family, through adoption and biological children.  Elijah will be their first child and they couldn't be any happier.  They cannot wait to show him the world."

Elijah is a chubby cheeked sweet brown eyed boy who is one year old  is in a bad orphanage at the moment so the Wierenga family could use all your help in breaking their little one out. If you are interested in helping the Wierenga family break there little one free you can make a tax deductible donation here http://reecesrainbow.org/88166/sponsorwierenga.

        

Abner and Lolita

Meet cute Abner,

This boy is quite the cutie with his blond hair and big smile. Abner needs to be adopted so he can be all he can be. With the proper medical care this boy will truly blossom.Sadly he has been transferred to an institution so he needs to come home ASAP. Could he be the missing piece to your family?

From his Reece's Rainbow page:

"Boy, born December 2009

Diagnosis:  after-effects of general disease of the central nervous system (neuroinfection); spastic tetraparesis with strong motor disorders; general mental delays, including speech underdevelopment; undescended testicles; shortcut frenulum of tongue; convergent squint

UPDATE DECEMBER 2014:  ”Abner is a happy little boy who does not speak but whose facial expressions are easy to read. Those expressions are generally of joy, especially when he is given love and attention. Occasionally I would see a different expression, one that would break my heart. At 5 years old Abner is spending a lot of time in a wheelchair, unable to participate in playing with the kids around him, and the look of “I want to play too!” on his face broke my heart. When he had the opportunity to participate in playtime he always looked very happy and proud of himself. This sweet little boy needs a family who will be able to help him to reach his full potential!”

From a volunteer who visited with him in July 2014: “Abner has been transferred from the baby orphanage to an institution. He looks fine for now, but I wasn't able to personally interact with him because of the nurses. He has quite a normal size for his age, compared to the other children in his group. I’m not sure if I was able at that moment to make a sane judgement call about that, but compared to the others he was doing quit well physically. I hope someone will take him home before he has to get worse. I've seen most of the children in that facility get worse through the years, so please, someone go get him!"

Next meet beautiful Lolita,

Lolita is a stunning little girl, her expression seems to say, are you my parents?I bet she would a beautiful addition to any family. She needs a family that will make her smile and tell her she is loved.

From her Reece's Rainbow page:

"Girl, born 12/2008 PRC

Brain dysplasia; post-operative congenital heart disease

5 year old Lolita is looking for a special family that will be hers forever. She is diagnosed with brain dysplasia and post-operative congenital heart disease. Lolita was abandoned at 4 years of age…can you even imagine? She had a surgery for her CHD before arriving at the orphanage. She can walk alone without help, but her step is a bit abnormal. She is curious and observant of her surroundings.Lolita is reserved, but gets along with her caretakers. When asked something, she will shake her head. Currently she is receiving preschool education in the center. Lolita can feed herself and use the bathroom independently, but her language is delayed. She has trouble with pronunciation and is only saying simple words. She will receive speech training to help her with this. Lolita has fine muscular tension of the limbs, but her motion is fairly flexible. Her fine motor of the upper limbs is poor. She enjoys going for walks outside and building towers with blocks. Lolita is gentle, cute, and quiet. She has a sweet smile. She likes to watch TV, listen to music and she is an easygoing child.
Update 4/2015- Look who is smiling again! From an adoptive family who met her on a visit to her orphanage. Lolita is definetly delayed, but she is walking and her smile has returned!

Both of this children  are waiting for a family if you are anyone you know are interested in adopting one of these children you can learn more about the process here-http://reecesrainbow.org/new-family/international-adoption-process. 

Not able to adopt there are many other ways you can help:

1. blogging- great way to raise awareness about the orphan crisis ,advocate for a waiting child to find a family, or help an adopting family cover the cost of adopting their child.

2. praying- taking a couple minutes to pray for a child a day is very powerful.

3. donating-each child and adopting family on Reece's rainbow has a tax deductible adoption grant you can donate to that will help the adopting family or future adoptive family adopt them.

Would you like to see your favorite waiting child on this blog? For an donation of any amount to the Lowman family you can- http://reecesrainbow.org/87229/sponsorlowman just comment on this blog once you have donated with the child you would like me to write a post about.